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Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:54 am

I have a pict 28 and i belive there in no big main throttle spring on the front. There is only the spring on the side. My Pedel have very little thottle responce and im wondering is anyone know a way to fix my little problem.
The car can drive as is but id perfer a nice responce.Thanks for any input

Bud

Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:03 am

All beetles have a single spring on the side of the carburetor for the throttle cable - nothing upfront at the pedal.

If the throttle has no feel, it could be a problem of a kinked cable sticking somewhere, the tube through the fan housing out of the hole (draggin on the cable), or old grease on the cable making it a little sticky. It could also be in need of the whole pedal cluster needing a complete clean and regrease with fresh stuff - a lot of dirt can accumulate around the pedals and you end up with a greasey mess stuck to the shafts.

Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:23 am

Aussie! ! ! Been a long time! I beleive he is missing the early style return spring that goes over the throttle cable, not on the carb. See this break down . . .parts 22 - 25 here -> http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg/fuelsystem/index.html

Here is a pic of the parts in the kit -> http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111129000

I think this explains Dr.Darby's questionless post as well :wink:

Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:25 pm

That is exactly what i need.But how exactly is that hooked up through where?is it going to the pedel or to the carb.
Thanks guys for helping me find the part i dont have and need.Please help me with how to put it on or play with it and figure it out.Thanks alot

Bud

Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:33 pm

what year are you talking about? the 38 HP have the spring that wraps around the throttle cable.

Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:47 pm

http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/viewproductdetail.php?keyword2=FSC0012&cartid=

i think it should look like that. thats what I used on my friends 40hp 63 anyways

Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:52 pm

That is the same part that I linked to above.

This goes over the throttle cable at the carb end. The spring compresses as the cable goes inward.

Let me search for an old post of mine that described the install in detail and I'll link to hit here.

Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:01 pm

Follow this thread. There is a link to a diagram in one of the posts, then I had some detailed info on how it went together.

Good luck.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73441&highlight=

Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:11 pm

Thanks for all your help guy's.I figured this problem out.Thanks alot

Bud

Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:38 pm

in usa beetles 1961and back to 58 have a spring on the floor pedal for sure as pedal hinge is welded to floor not part of casting.. when roller pedal used in ovals was replaced with flat pedal a spring was put on pedal..so if pedal is hinge is welded to floor there is a spring on it-it comes in rebuild kit for pedal 58-65 i believe-but i havent owned a 65 or earlier since about late 80's......

Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:50 pm

That is exacly how mine is Bill. A bracket on the floor and a spring that goes behind the pedal at the hinge point.

Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:15 am

Mine has no Bracket but i like that idea better.Any Idea's on how i would make this bracket were i should weld it.Or any other way to do this throttle spring naywhere other than on the cable.

Bud

Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:48 am

Well, here is the bracket. http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111701535a

I posted here hoping that someone would help me locate it correctly on he pan so I could weld it. I wound up having to loosley assemble all of the pedals to mark the pan. I later learned that other brand pans had an indention specifically for thise hinge bracket. My luck was to get a set that was not marked.

Here is my bracket after welding in. I have since cleaned up the welds, touched them up too, and POR-15'd the pan.

Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:13 am

With that bracket can you show me a pic with it hooked up with the spring?I dont see how you would do that.

Bud

Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:44 am

I'll get a pic for you. Basically the spring coils around the pin that goes through this bracket (that the pedal hinges on). One leg of the spring rests against the floor and the other goes up behind the pedal. As you press the pedal, the spring coils up tighter, so when you release it the spring assists the pedal in going back to the upright position.

I'll get you a pic this afternoon.